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ORIGINAL: brian brian

and here's one just for Warspite.

Several British and American warships served in both the Europe and Pacific theaters. Did any participate in combat with all three Axis navies? I'm thinking of several CVs and possibly some surface ships, though there are so many of those to consider. Maybe too many answers for a good trivia question.



edit: don't miss my other question at the bottom of page 100. the August '44 tidbit gives you a couple clues...but I think you will likely forget one

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

re: Operation Sneeze....Vichy France seemed like too easy an answer. And they did contest Allied landings.

Here is a good one: Name five American generals leading at the Army level or above who commanded foreign troops. There could be more than five perhaps, especially in 1945 maybe. Name five who did it before 1945, I think I have that figured out. Eisenhower would be the easy one.

For tons of extra credit, name all American generals leading at the Corps level who commanded foreign troops. I can think of one that didn't work out too good, and one name I don't know that worked out just fine in August '44. Again 1945 would probably be even more difficult for a difficult question.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

hmm, can't recall a US General Simpson running an Army. 1945 I would think? Or was that the Corps level list? Who ran the Corps with Free French 2nd Armored in 1944 is what I want to figure out. The Corps guy at Anzio certainly didn't endear himself to history.

You did give me one I didn't know. 6 at Army level before 1945 then. I had one included on that list. Army level is too broad as well as the Army landed in the French Rivera certainly went through some folks at the top and that messes up my count too much, which is why I cut off 1945. Ike shuffled those folks a lot by that point I think. And perhaps there were some ad hoc arrangements around the time of the Bulge in late 44.

How about this....how many Army Group Commanders from the US ultimately in charge of foreign units. I would count 3, one is a sneaky answer, and I can't recall if Dugout Doug had an Army Group or not. A mere Army Group may not have been enough for him. ahh, just tough to make a trivia question out of I guess. The US seemed more likely to hand over units to UK Army commanders than vice versa is something I've been pondering lately.

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

I think Brererton commanded the 1st Allied Airborne Army. Its 18th Corps involving British and US paratroopers took part in Operation Varsity in 1945

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

that's pretty good, knowing which sank a Sub from all 3. good trivia there.

it is probably too broad a question if you consider air<>naval actions. HMS Victorious perhaps, USS Wasp (though a sail through the Med gets two at once, 2 easy). ? And lots of assorted surface ships. Maybe Med, Atlantic, Pacific to quality.

for surface, I think only the RN would have a chance at the trifecta. Perhaps the group that sank the Haguro or it's sister CA in the Malacca Strait in 1945 might make it?

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ORIGINAL: Centuur

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

that's pretty good, knowing which sank a Sub from all 3. good trivia there.

it is probably too broad a question if you consider air<>naval actions. HMS Victorious perhaps, USS Wasp (though a sail through the Med gets two at once, 2 easy). ? And lots of assorted surface ships. Maybe Med, Atlantic, Pacific to quality.

for surface, I think only the RN would have a chance at the trifecta. Perhaps the group that sank the Haguro or it's sister CA in the Malacca Strait in 1945 might make it?

No, the Dutch navy also had ships and submarines that did fight all three Axis nations.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: Centuur

The cruiser Heemskerck was one of them. The submarine O 21 was also active against all three Axis nations. There are some others too, but for those I have to check first...

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

did Exeter ever fight in the Med?

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: danlongman

Good Old "Ma Deuce" Browning M2 Heavy Machine gun was introduced in the 1920's and still in use today.
I loved that Old Lady but she was bad to carry anywhere.
cheers

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

did Exeter ever fight in the Med?

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ORIGINAL: danlongman

Good Old "Ma Deuce" Browning M2 Heavy Machine gun was introduced in the 1920's and still in use today.
I loved that Old Lady but she was bad to carry anywhere.
cheers

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ORIGINAL: michaelbaldur

which units had a name change, because they did not wanted to be confused with WW1 units.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: danlongman

I never wondered how the nickname came about that is what we always called it and I am not young.
I worked around but not in the US military..Lotsa other countries use it.
And I clearly said introduced in the 1920's and in use today.
Mike has been the phonetic for "M" since WW2 as far as I know.
Anybody who actually called that gun a "Mike Two Bravo" when he wasn't being monitored for Phraseology
would have been giggled at ..at the very least.
The references to youth escape me. Unless you were born before Eisenhower was pres you are younger than me.
cheers